Veiled Passages: A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery - Book Ten Brochura - 2013

Terri Reid is the author of the Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mysteries. An indie author, Reid uploaded her first book "Loose Ends - A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery" in August 2010. By the end of 2012, "Loose Ends" had sold over 125,000 copies and, has consistently ranked as one of the Top Ten books in Amazon's ranking of Ghost Stories in the Book/Literature & Fiction/Genre Fiction/Horror/Ghosts section and in the same area in the Kindle eBooks section. She has nine other books in the Mary O'Reilly Series and has enjoyed Top Rated and Hot New Release status for many of them in the Women Sleuths and Paranormal Romance category through Amazon US. Her books have been translated into Spanish and Portuguese and are also now also available in print and audio versions. Reid has been quoted in a number of books about the self-publishing industry including "Let's Get Digital" by David Gaughran and "Interviews with Indie Authors: Top Tips from Successful Self-Published Authors" by Claire and Tim Ridgway. She was also honored to have some of her works included in A. J. Abbiati's book "The NORTAV Method for Writers - The Secrets to Constructing Prose Like the Pros." She has also had the distinct privilege of guest blogging for Joe Konrath. Reid is from Northwest Illinois, near the town of Freeport, the home of her fictional characters. Her background is in marketing and public relations. She is married, is the mother of seven children and the grandmother of eleven. Her constant writing companions are Riley, a Bernese Mountain Dog-Golden Retriever mix; Hans, a German Shepard mix; and McDuff, a Siamese cat.